I couldnt think of a better place to test ultralight reels than in waters where you could easily catch a walleye, sauger, smallmouth or largemouth bass, white bass, northern pike, crappie, bluegill, sheepshead, carp, redhorse sucker, and more
The huge problem with that is this makes pre-stretched nylon brittle and prone to exploding on the hook set
That Catalina shared much more parts with the Saltiga Z and was similarly waterproof and of a significantly higher quality than the Blast, but it had fewer bearings and used Daiwa's second tier gearing consisting of a brass pinion and an aluminium drive gear, as opposed to Saltiga Z's first tier gearing comprising a stainless steel pinion and a marine bronze drive gear
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The downside comes when unhooking a lively smallmouth with multiple sets of hooks flailing about, use a sturdy set of long-nosed pliers and avoid hand damage